It's been a rainy day so we couldn't really take the kids outside to play. So we played inside for most of the day: making playdough and horsing around in our typical fashion. Tonight Keith went to Magic so I thought I'd put on Mary Poppins and watch that with the kids. I've been meaning to watch it since we watched Saving Mr. Banks.
Tonight was one of those nights where some cosmic miracle happens and the kids were both amazing. I'm not sure if it's because we cocooned ourselves in our house all day and we were cosy in the darkness of our living room but they both crawled up on my lap and quietly watched the movie. Occassionally Emily would hop down and get some of the chicken nuggets we made - one for each of us - and we'd continue watching huddled under our little cosy blanket.
When we got to the "It's a Jolly Holiday with Mary" song Cian decided that his mom and dad were just like Bert and Mary Poppins which watching them on-screen was a beautiful compliment. It's amazing how a film from 1964 can spellbind children who are used to the computer animation of the next century. They loved all the songs and I had forgotten so much of the film it was a new experience for me too - with a poignant message as my two little precious children sat in my lap.
They crawled into bed after the movie and asked me to sing to them and I felt a little like Mary Poppins myself as they drifted off to sleep. Magical.
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